Author Nathaniel “Bob” Winters observes details of the battle to put out October’s fires.
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Battle Lines
by Nathaniel R. (Bob) Winters
10/16/17 Yesterday my wife and I drove up the Napa Valley headed back to St Helena after a five- day evacuation from smoke and fire. On arriving at Oakville, we discovered the fire was burning over the ridge-tops and raging down the mountains towards our home.
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Through our windshield, we could see two choppers filling up water into huge buckets then dumping it onto the flames. Two large fixed wing aircraft were also attacking with retardant.
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The battle goes on. The winds have calmed down and the “powers that be” believe we are safe. I hope they are right.
This morning I masked up and took Rue for a walk, watching the two choppers continue the fight. I flashed back to other another battle line in Nam.
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But luckier than in Nam, the weather men are forecasting rain Thursday, the first winter wet-down after our usual summer drought.
It appears some prayers are about to be answered. “They” say there are no atheists in foxholes…. This “not quite kosher” guy is not so sure about prayer, but it couldn’t hurt!
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